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PAGE 2,v mm pawr WmBFE R» ENSAY, Aa 80199 Comlaitsaboutlaclk o im ogiebdget 1input HELP US CELEBRATE OUR 5TH YEAR! corneand see... speclals "D speclals *0speclals FornTe-Monti 0f;Apri 2 STOREY DETACHED! $152,450. SGWO from kit. FtnMsed bsmt., 3 bdrms., 2 battis, RI 3rd bath. Brght and Cheeryl Cati Now, it wonlastl * S,.. ABOUT Vendors "yhsadadIon oea> Hayden and "M uanan fudRsmr .~ arbBurettver>' helpful in seiling our home. She have urtht s well înformed and personable Her say about manner put us at ease in la king this .~Rosemary... bold step in such a do wn market" ... ................ ONE OF THE HA RDEST VORKING PEOPLE IN REAL ES TA TE No QUESTION ABOUT IT TU BUS: 433-2121 rM PEALIOR j e - th s a e js e ~1II$uan5IN~T.0 off >,By Marlo Boucher The budget process stili doesn't satisiy some Whitby residents. More than 100 people attended the first public sssion of the Town budgeot tai1ke last weekc, and eight. residents expressed their displeasuýe with the lack of turne to read and understand the huge volume of information and data contained in the budget. For the first time in Whitby, residents were allowed to ques- tion council on the budget's con- tents.' But they.feit their commenta and suggestions would have littie or no influence on the final draft of the budget.. "There s no way within 45 minutes or even a day or two that you can go thriough these documÙents and understand them in order te ask intelligent ques- tions"» said Guy Ouellette a memler of the Ontario à;- payera Coalition, Whitby chap- ter. <'W. need time te ask intelli- gent questions,» agreed Day. Wall1,- te loud applause from the audience. Sheldon Shea, president of the Ontario Taxpayers Coalition, Whitby chapter said construc- tion of the ¶Ïown operations centre should b. delayeTbeause of the current economic climat. But budget chair Dennis Fox said th.e existing facility is un- acceptable and the equipment outside the centre is. getting rusty. The new centre is ýa way frteTown te protect its inveat- ment, he said. «rm very disa poited and I say thia respectfll.@'but you did make a big deal of going te Belleville »said Jim Priest, refer- ring e tcouncillors' meeting there te discues the Whitby budget and other issues. There was criticism of a variety of Towýn expenses, includ- 158 Brock St. N. (Pearson Lanes) 1Whitby <666-5092 /1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I mgmagazine asbariptione. Dug CJampbell said he can understand the need forstaff te, staY informned, but he questioned the $31,000 cost for subscrip- tions. «We sure have a lot of maa zines hanging around,»"& There'as also' 120,'000 bugted for tôlepholie, costa' in .Pat Dooley, of the ýCorrdor' Area, Ratepayers Association, saiid counicir presents the but as a «fait accomùpli" ýand tie lbiecrealIy has no Input inte Dooley said council should have' aiked the residents their ideas before strking the budget. 'Tm sitting up here, looking lik. an Idiot, becuse.l've had -no information ahead of- time and, you, want me ýte say something, mntelligent'te make'you>chang you'r mind --that's -a jokeé,"h fe Some residents such as Bill Lovelock oýbjected.te the leasing of a new car for Town, admuné- trater Bill Wallace when an older model stili in good condition could be used. SLoveloclç said it could make $200 difference per month for taxpayers, adding that each itemi of expense, no matter how small, is important during diff1ýicut economic times.-* "We're trying te, show restraint her.,» he said. Mayor Tom Edwards. said the car leasing -is an agreement bet- ween Wallace and the Town. Councillor Rosa, Batten added that it is part of his (Wallaces) package. as an employee of the Town. "It's a cash benefit, not a bene- fit allowance.Y said Lobvelok,__ Following the meeting, Ouel- lette said he and other residents don't want te make council memn- bers look bad, but rather offer J-Starting Aptil 9 - Every Wed., Thurs. & Fr1. i l1:45am-2:15 pm. Pasta & rice dishes, beef, chicken, fresh salads & much more ... lunch selection will vary daIly - oly-$6.95,- Regudar menu also available sUetons te, help <the, munici- po By ave some money, iný the >hii-à>1 htebeig don. and'the unfôrtunate thingla tht we ere on the offenisive and. the1 were on the. defensive,» he sad -, "I want-t etpy some taxes because I 11k.,theý services I get, btwywon't they listen te me or otherPeoplefjs expertise" he said.. s ýaid it 'wasn't a waste. of -time because more People' attended the meeting than' evèr :before but -he feels "nothing will corne of this.-n A lot ofnineyIvllb. wasted on consulttion fees, inciluding about * 500,000 for the new'ope- rations, centre, when. magny resi- dents couldhelp in that, regard, he said. Without more- public, suprt, the -Whitby-Brooklin Block Parents Assocation may ceas. operation. The. few remaining comniittee members are hoping te get some more help fromi residenits at a, pulcmeeting, on -Thursday, Api ,7:30 P.m., at the Wib municipal- building, committe., room, 2. "It's hard te keep the. group going,, salys Lynda Drake, ,pre-' sidenit of the association. The. two-year terms of alI five committe. members expire, in June, and unless more parents volunteer for committee work, the association willfodsh ,Thm -areabout 1.500 -Block Parents in Whitby and Brooklin, but it has been difficuit; te get enough committe. members. There, are no committe. mem- bers from>Brooklin. Work on the. committe. in- cludes occasionai visita teaochools" to educate students about the program as well as dropping off sign o te ew Block Parenits. Committe. work'takes about a half-hour .ach week on average, say a committee of about 10 members would enable ;he association to continue pro- grams. For more information caîl Drake et 666-1205. I f I t I Warrner weather has arrived. 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